Charles III, Coronations, and Stratford-upon-Avon - A Photo Gallery
Celebrating the British Monarchy’s Relationship with Stratford-upon-Avon
From Shakespeare’s celebrated plays depicting dynastic feuds and ‘uneasy’ crowns during the Wars of the Roses, to the pomp and circumstance of Queen Victoria and beyond, the connection between British monarchs, Shakespeare, and Stratford-upon-Avon is an enduring one.
Not only has the town significantly celebrated coronations, but the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust has been honoured to welcome the King on three separate occasions – when he visited us as Prince of Wales, in 1995, 2002, and 2016. His signatures are in our Royal Visitors’ Book.
As we approach the coronation of King Charles III we are reminded that the King studied Shakespeare as a student at Gordonstoun, playing Macbeth there in 1965. In 1991 he became President of the RSC and in 2016 performed in their televised 400th-anniversary gala, Shakespeare Live! He made his own selection of favourite Shakespeare speeches and scenes, The Prince’s Choice in 1995, which was also released on CD with the voices of some of the nation’s leading actors.
We hope you enjoy browsing through a gallery of images from our collections highlighting the King and the monarchy’s relationship with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Shakespeare, and Stratford-upon-Avon over the years.
Charles III, Coronations, and Stratford-upon-Avon
View![St Edwards Crown at Top of Bridge Street](https://media.shakespeare.org.uk/images/St_Edwards_Crown_at_Top_of_Bri.2e16d0ba.fill-395x290-c75.jpg)
![HRH The Prince of Wales meets artists at Shakespeare's New Place](https://media.shakespeare.org.uk/images/CHARLES_036.13b6b953.fill-1920x1080-c75.jpg)
2016 - Charles III (then Prince of Wales) visits Shakespeare's New Place
![King Charles III in the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Collections](https://media.shakespeare.org.uk/images/King_Charles_III_in_the_Shak.07283958.fill-1920x1080-c75.jpg)
1995 - Charles III (then Prince of Wales) visiting the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Collections
![King Charles III in the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Marble Hall](https://media.shakespeare.org.uk/images/King_Charles_III_in_the_Shak.2e16d0ba.fill-1920x1080-c75.jpg)
1995 - Charles III (then Prince of Wales) signing the visitors book in the Marble Hall
![King Charles III Stanley Wells Marble Hall](https://media.shakespeare.org.uk/images/King_Charles_III_Stanley_Wel.2e16d0ba.fill-1920x1080-c75.jpg)
1995 - Sir Stanley Wells presents Charles III (then Prince of Wales) with a gift
![King Charles III Visitor Book Signature 1995](https://media.shakespeare.org.uk/images/King_Charles_III_Visitor_Boo.2e16d0ba.fill-1920x1080-c75.jpg)
1995 - Visitors book signature
![Stratford-upon-Avon Queen Victoria Coronation Ticket (1920x1080)](https://media.shakespeare.org.uk/images/Stratford-upon-Avon_Queen_Vi.2e16d0ba.fill-1920x1080-c75_VcGHPgp.jpg)
1838 - A ticket to a dinner celebrating the Coronation of Queen Victoria
![Stratford-upon-Avon Queen Victoria Coronation Ticket](https://media.shakespeare.org.uk/images/Stratford-upon-Avon_Queen_Vi.2e16d0ba.fill-1920x1080-c75.jpg)
1838 - A ticket to a dinner celebrating the Coronation of Queen Victoria (Detail)
![Stratford-upon-Avon Queen Victoria Coronation Seating Plan and Expenditure](https://media.shakespeare.org.uk/images/Stratford-upon-Avon_Queen_Vi.2e16d0ba.fill-1920x1080-c75_bFQ2b7G.jpg)
1838 - Seating plan for the dinner celebrating the Coronation of Queen Victoria
![Stratford-upon-Avon Queen Victoria Coronation Amusements (1920x1080)](https://media.shakespeare.org.uk/images/Stratford-upon-Avon_Queen_Vi.2e16d0ba.fill-1920x1080-c75_2KJy8CA.jpg)
1838 - A bill of amusements for an event celebrating the coronation of Queen Victoria in Stratford-upon-Avon
![Stratford-upon-Avon Queen Victoria Coronation Amusements](https://media.shakespeare.org.uk/images/Stratford-upon-Avon_Queen_Vi.40a22b97.fill-1920x1080-c75.jpg)
1838 - A bill of amusements for an event celebrating the coronation of Queen Victoria in Stratford-upon-Avon (Detail)
![Detail of George V Coronation Procession Anne Hathaway's Cottage](https://media.shakespeare.org.uk/images/Detail_of_George_V_Coronatio.2e16d0ba.fill-1920x1080-c75.jpg)
1911 - Coronation procession for George V in Stratford-upon-Avon featuring a model of Anne Hathaway's Cottage
![Plan of St Edwards Crown George VI Coronation Stratford-upon-Avon](https://media.shakespeare.org.uk/images/Plan_of_St_Edwards_Crown_Geo.2e16d0ba.fill-1920x1080-c75.jpg)
1937 - Plan of St Edward's Crown for installation at the top of Bridge Street
![St Edwards Crown at Top of Bridge Street](https://media.shakespeare.org.uk/images/St_Edwards_Crown_at_Top_of_B.2e16d0ba.fill-1920x1080-c75.jpg)
1937 - Giant replica of St Edward's Crown at top of Bridge Street
![Elizabeth II Coronation Windows Display](https://media.shakespeare.org.uk/images/Elizabeth_II_Coronation_Wind.2e16d0ba.fill-1920x1080-c75.jpg)
Window display celebrating the coronation of Elizabeth II